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oracular
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adj. wise and prophetic; brief and mysterious (remarks)
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oracular remarks; smarty pants--oracular
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insatiable
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adj.incapable of being satisfied greedy
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insatiable-incapable-greedy
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platitude
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n. a dull or commonplace remark made as if it were a new idea idea; a trite saying
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tude-attitude-remarks-new idea
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impetuous
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adj. moving with great force or speed; acting hastily, rashly or on impluse
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petous-speed
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rigorous
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adj. very strict; difficult and demanding
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rigorous-strict
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thwart
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v. to oppose; to keep from doing something; to obstruct
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thwart-oppose
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ulterior
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adj. beyond what is seen or expressed; intentionally concealed in order to decieve
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ulterior-beyond
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alleviate
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v.to ease suffering of the body or mind
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alleviate-to ease suffering
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tenacity
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n. perseverance; cohesivness
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wily
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adj. crafty, guileful; full of trickery or strategems
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smart
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microcosm
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n. a miniature world; a small system or community regarded as representative of a larger world
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mirco=mini
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sychronize
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v. to cause to occur at the same time; to cause to agree in rate or speed
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acquisition
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n. the act of obtaining something, especially as an addition to a larger collection; something obtained
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acquistion=acquire
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debacle
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n. a sudden collapse or overthrow; an overwhelming defeat;a rout
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deluge
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n. a great flood; a heavy rainfall; a great amount of something
v. to flood; to inundate |
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brusque
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adj. abrupt in manner or speech
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brusq=abrubt
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grandiose
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adj. grand or great in scope, effect, or intent; haveing an affected or absurd notion of splendor
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grand=grand
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enthrall
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v. to charm; to keep spellbound
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enthrall=entice
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sluice
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n. a channel for conducting water; a floodgate
v. to wash off with a rush of water |
sluice=water
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arduous
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adj. laborious, requiring much effort
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arduous=labrious
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